Aliyah Mastin

Personal context

Summary

Aliyah Mastin is an actor whose work includes Young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway, Honey Girls, Stamped From the Beginning, and Paradise. She has described the story of poet Phillis Wheatley as important for artists of color to understand, and said that questions about who writes stories, who benefits, and who is missing inform her project choices and lead her to advocate for authentic representation. She also performed in Broadway Kids Against Bullying, a song promoting inclusion and anti-bullying.